1 to receive property, money, etc from sb who has died 继承（遗产）: I inherited quite a lot of money from my mother. She left me $12000 when she died. 我继承了妈妈的一大笔钱。她死时留给我12000元。 ☞Look at heir. 参看heir。 ☞Look at disinherit. 参看disinherit。

2 to receive a quality, characteristic, etc from your parents or family 经遗传而得（特性、特点等）: She has inherited her father's gift for languages. 她的语言天分得自父亲的遗传。